2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Soil Chemical and Physical Characteristics in Conventional and Sod-based Crop Rotations.
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541-7 Soil Chemical and Physical Characteristics in Conventional and Sod-based Crop Rotations.



Monday, 6 October 2008: 10:45 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 371D
David Wright, University of Florida, University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32352, James Marois, University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32351, Duli Zhao, IFAS-North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32351-5677 and Cheryl Mackowiak, University of Florida - Agricultural Research Center, North Florida Research and Education Center, 155 Research Rd., Qunicy, FL 32351
Perennial grasses have a dramatic impact on soil physical and chemical composition and following row crops.  This paper will show the impacts that perennial grasses have on both chemical and physical properties of the soil as compared to conventional rotations using conservation tillage methods in both systems.
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